Cashmeh
- 2,007
- 263
So instead of buffering with ph up/down use silica?If your ph is normally low, why not add something beneficial like silica to bring it back up. Start off small I use about 30ml/5gallon and it brings mine up two points, from 5 to 7 (outdoor in soil) and I am using shitty potassium silicate. Power Si is good but expensive I am sure there are a few water soluble brands out there that will do the trick.
Silica will raise the ph earlier in this thread you posted you were having problems keeping it up.... no pun intendedSo instead of buffering with ph up/down use silica?
If I don't adjust ph, after mixing I'm at around 6.0. I lower it to 5.6 with ph down. Then I add a huge ph up and down buffer to prevent ph swings through the grow. So once I get it to 5.6 I add around 3ml of ph up and 1 ml ph down to bring it back down to 5.6.
I don't know what silica does yet. Once I'm done with my builds and content, I'll start working on adding more stuff to the pot for better growth.
My very first hydro years ago was in an 18 pot ebb & flow. Had a different strain in every pot. Most turned out well. Notice how I said most, lol.I had great luck on my first hydro grow so I'm attempting something even more challenging.
I have started 6 seeds listed in the pictures. I have created a small 6 plant Fallponics system and will have it in a 2x4 veg room.
When I get my 4x8 flower room finished I will then transplant them into it. Should be a similar fall phonics system, in a round about way lol..
I have also added airstones and filled it with RO water. Just waiting on my sprouts :)
My 4x8 isn't done yet lol, so these will veg until it is :/
This is a good recommendation. Thats how I do it, add silica first, then nutrients, then if necessary, ph down.Silica will raise the ph earlier in this thread you posted you were having problems keeping it up.... no pun intended
So now that they have feed and are feeding properly, the ph is slowly rising. Batch is going on 40 days strong now. Next time ill add some nutrients prior to the 30 day mark. Its good to know that I can hit 30 days without adding nutrients though lol. 35 days, bit to long. .This is a good recommendation. Thats how I do it, add silica first, then nutrients, then if necessary, ph down.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?